Fundamental Films developing Anna May Wong biopic

File photo of Anna May Wong.

Shanghai-based production company, Fundamental Films, is reportedly developing "Dragon Lady," a biopic about the first Chinese-American movie star, Anna May Wong.

Actress Fan Bingbing, who recently played her first Hollywood role in the latest "X-Men" movie, has reportedly been approached to play the lead role.

Wong, the daughter of second-generation Chinese-American parents, was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1905.

She is the first Asian-American actress to gain international recognition and had a long career that saw Wong make waves in film and television, as well as on stage and even on the catwalk as a fashion model.

The actress is famous for her roles in classics like "Thief of Baghdad" and "Shanghai Express".

But much of her career was marked by her resistance to accept stereotypical roles that portrayed Chinese females in a negative light.

Wong died in 1961 of a heart attack at the age of 56 in Santa Monica, California.

The actress has a star on the Hollywood "Walk of Fame" and appears as one of the "Four Ladies of Hollywood" statues alongside Dolores del Rio, Dorothy Dandridge and Mae West.